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The relationships between faecal worm egg count and subjectively assessed wool and conformation traits in the Tygerhoek Merino flock

  • 2014
  • Issue: 3
  • Volume: 44
P.A.M. Matebesi-Ranthimo, S.W.P. Cloete, J.B. van Wyk & J.J. Olivier Page: 220 - 227

Subjectively assessed wool and conformation traits form part of the selection objective in wool sheep enterprises. The present study investigated the genetic, phenotypic and environmental correlations for nematode resistance (using faecal worm egg count (FEC)) with subjectively assessed wool and…

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